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amateurishness

  • a word derived from amateurish.
    amateurish
    adjective
    characteristic of an amateur, especially in having the faults or deficiencies of an amateur; inept.

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The amateurishness of the website should perhaps have raised questions.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Certain costumes for the enchanted objects — I’m talking about you, flatware! — look dorky to the point of amateurishness, a shortcoming that can highlight Josh Walden’s stilted choreography.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2021

But it’s more redolent with amateurishness than reeking of it.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2021

Boon thinks the amateurishness is all part of the EP’s charm: Buzzcocks were the anti-Fleetwood Mac, the antithesis of big-budget music.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2017

In spite of the amateurishness and opportunism of their leaders, the PAC rank and file displayed great courage and fortitude in their demonstrations at Sharpeville and Langa.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela